This historical marker was erected in 2003 by Carter G. Woodson Foundation/WV Celebration 2000-West Virginia Division of Archives and History.

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“Woodson went about correcting the record, and many of us believe it remains to be corrected. Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site, U.S. National Register of Historic Places, Association for the Study of African American Life and History, America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. The home continued to serve as the national headquarters of the Association until the early 1970s.

By Don Morfe, April 14, 2014. Throughout his life, Carter G Woodson worked tirelessly to promote black history in schools, leaving an indelible legacy. A graduate and later principal, Douglass H.S., Huntington. Carter G. Woodson (December 19, 1875–April 3, 1950) is known as the father of black history and black studies. Carter Godwin Woodson plaque at the base of the statue Credits. Copyright © 2006–2020, Some rights reserved. Many see him as a man of vision and understanding. Corrections? Of a poor family, Carter G. Woodson's Legacy Inspires Us To Greater Achievements. He was at work on a projected six-volume Encyclopaedia Africana at the time of his death. This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Carter-G-Woodson, BlackPast.org - Biography of Carter G. Woodson, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People - Carter G. Woodson, Encyclopedia Virginia - Biography of Carter G. Woodson, BlackHistoryNow - Biography of Carter G. Woodson, National Park Service - Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site - Biography of Carter G. Woodson, Carter G. Woodson - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up).

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This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. In 1926 began Negro History Week, later Black History Month. 2016. Feb 28, 2017 - A night photo of the statue of Carter G. Woodson at the Carter G. Woodson Memorial Park located in the historic Shaw area of Washington, D.C. Delma M. Webb, Photographer, image shot on Nikon D5200. Places" list. By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Carter G. Woodson, American historian who first opened the long-neglected field of black studies to scholars and also popularized the field in the schools and colleges of black people.

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In 2005, the property was acquired by the National Park Service which opened it to the public in 2017. 1905-1994, Archives Center, National Museum of American History Carter G. Woodson In 2001, the National Trust for Historic Preservation placed the site on its annual "America's 11 Most Endangered Historic 4. From this three-story Victorian rowhouse, Woodson managed the operations of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, published the Negro History Bulletin and the Journal of Negro History, operated Associated Publishers, and pursued his own research Carter Godwin Woodson plaque at the base of the statue, Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Woodson, the founder of Black History Month, was an African-American historian, author, and journalist. Omissions? Updates? After graduating in less than two years, he taught high school, wrote articles, studied at home and abroad, and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University (1912). Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students.

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